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Inspection Detail
Inspection: 18479998 - Weeks Construction Company
Inspection Information - Office: Nc Department Of Labor - Raleigh
Site Address:
Weeks Construction Company
Corner Of Millbrook Rd. & Tall Pines
Raleigh, NC 27609
Mailing Address:
P. O. Box 1, Asheboro, NC 27204
Union Status: NonUnion
SIC:1623
NAICS: 0
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 11/19/1990
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 11/20/1990
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accident | 360488670 |
Investigation Summary
A FOUR-PERSON CREW WAS INSTALLING NEW UTILITY POLES ALONG A ROAD. THE CREW HAD INSTALLED A POLE AT AN INTERSECTION THE DAY BEFORE. THEY HAD MOVED FOUR 13.2-KILOVOLT OVERHEAD CONDUCTORS FROM AN OLD POLE TO THE NEW ONE AND HAD INSTALLED AN UPPER GUY. AFTER LUNCH, TWO OF THE EMPLOYEES RETURNED TO THE POLE TO MOVE THE NEUTRAL CONDUCTOR AND TO INSTALL A LOWER GUY. ONE EMPLOYEE BEGAN WORKING ON THE GUY, WHILE THE OTHER EMPLOYEE, WHO WAS IN AN AERIAL LIFT, BEGAN TO MOVE THE NEUTRAL CONDUCTOR TO THE NEW POLE. THE LOWER GUY WAS ATTACHED TO A BOLT THAT ALSO HELD THE CLEVIS FOR THE NEUTRAL CONDUCTOR. ONE OF THE 13.2-KILOVOLT CONDUCTORS, WHICH WAS STRUNG ACROSS THE ROAD, SLIPPED OUT OF A FULL COMPRESSION SLEEVE, STRUCK THE NEUTRAL CLEVIS, AND ENERGIZED THE LOWER GUY. THE EMPLOYEE WHO WAS WORKING ON THIS GUY WAS ELECTROCUTED.
Keywords: OVERHEAD POWER LINE, ELECTRICAL, POWER LINE WORKER, ELECTROCUTED, E PTD, GUY, ELEC UTILITY WORK, ELECTRICAL SPLICE
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 18479998 | Fatality | Electric Shock | Electrical power installers and repairers |